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Why Not Just Use a Temp?

There are distinct differences among temps, employees, and VAs. Depending on your situation, you may require any or all of these workers. The chart below offers examples of which assistant would be best suited to which circumstances.

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You...	A temp would be your best choice.	An in-house employee would be your best choice.	Admin Maven would be the ideal solution!
...would rather spend your valuable writing time creating new material than typing completed works.			X
...value your writing and would only place it in the hands of an expert proofreader.			X
...spend an inordinate amount of time on routine tasks that are necessary but not directly profitable.			X
...have a company that's growing but is not yet large enough to justify hiring more employees.			X
...need an on-site worker on short notice because of an employee's absence.	X
...must have all workers on site because of special equipment or procedural requirements.		X
...have administrative needs only at certain times of the week, month, quarter, or year.			X
...need someone to answer the phone for a week while the regular staff is out.	X
...object to exchanging information and working documents via fax, Internet transfer, or e-mail.		X
...are working on a special project that demands expert word processing, document formatting, spreadsheets, research, copy editing, or proofreading beyond the staff's available working time.			X
...are open to outsourcing.			X
...need help a few hours a week but do not have the physical space for another work area.			X